Coprosma 'Lemon and Lime'
Looking-glass Plant 'Lemon and Lime,
Coprosma is an evergreen shrub or small tree, foliage can be variegated, green and red, and changes colour through the season. It thrives in sun or partial shade in a sheltered position. In colder climes it is best to be kept in a container and moved in for protection during the winter. The dimensions below are only rough guide as different varieties differ in height and spread.'Lemon and Lime' bears glossy, bright yellow leaves with irregular, dark green margins, flushed orange in cooler weather. Insignificant, green flowers in Spring are followed by red fruit in Autumn if pollinated by a nearby male plant.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Looking-glass Plant 'Lemon and Lime,
Latin name
Coprosma 'Lemon and Lime'
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Rubiaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
1.20 M
Coprosma 'Lemon and Lime'
Coprosma is an evergreen shrub or small tree, foliage can be variegated, green and red, and changes colour through the season. It thrives in sun or partial shade in a sheltered position. In colder climes it is best to be kept in a container and moved in for protection during the winter. The dimensions below are only rough guide as different varieties differ in height and spread.'Lemon and Lime' bears glossy, bright yellow leaves with irregular, dark green margins, flushed orange in cooler weather. Insignificant, green flowers in Spring are followed by red fruit in Autumn if pollinated by a nearby male plant.
Planting out
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
It can be grown in a pot, a greenhouse, or indoors, as well as outside. It likes a sunny, or partially sunny, sheltered position. In colder climes it is best to be kept in a container and moved into a greenhouse for protection during the winter.
Flowering Season
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Light green flowers may sometimes show but they are very small and insignificant.
Propagation by Layering
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Pick a stem that can can reach the ground with up to 10 inches of the stem to be staked up, make a cut no more than half the thickness and put into a shallow hole, pin down gently and allow to root before removing the cutting from the parent plant. This can take a few months, up to the next spring, but well worth the effort.
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